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OBITUARY Bassist: New Material 'Has A Very Raw Feeling To It'

PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PyroMusic.net: What's the latest news in relation to when the much-anticipated new album will be recorded, released, etc? Frank Watkins: Well, we've been jamming a great deal...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'WildSide'

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL) will be the special guest of Diana DeVille on next week's episode of KNAC.COM's "WildSide". Appice will likely be discussing his current musical projects, such as his involvement with HEAVEN AND HELL and his new band, 3 LEGGED DOGG...

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OVERKILL: Falling Speaker Cabinet Results In Abbreviated Set

Jay Nedry, owner of Jaxx nightclub in West Springfield, Virginia where OVERKILL performed a headlining set last night (Friday, January 26) and is scheduled to play again tonight, has posted the following statement on the venue's web site: "Jaxx apologizes for the unfortunate situation that occurred...

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METALLICA: Audio Sample Of 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' Posted Online

A one-minute audio clip of METALLICA's version of "The Ecstasy of Gold", the song from the classic film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which has been opening METALLICA live shows since 1983, has been posted online at this location. METALLICA's cover will be released on February 20 via Sony Classic...

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METALLICA Featured On 'We All Love Ennio Morricone' CD; Details Revealed

More information has been revealed about the upcoming tribute album to Italian composer Ennio Morricone, best known to METALLICA fans for writing "The Ecstasy of Gold", the song from the classic film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which METALLICA has used at its live shows since 1983. Titled "We A...

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BYZANTINE Unveils New Track From Forthcoming DVD

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE have unveiled a new track which will debut on the band's forthcoming "Salvation" DVD on the band's MySpace page. "Cradle Song" will appear in the DVD's six-track live set documented by director Donnie Searls. "Salvation" will feature a live perfor...

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LORDI To Peform On Belgian TV

According to Belgovision.com, Finnish "monster metallers" LORDI are one of the scheduled performers at a huge musical television show that will be broadcast on Saturday, March 24 from the Esplanade of the Atomium in Belgium. The three-hour program, which will air on Belgium's Flemish and French chan...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Jams With Guitar Legends STEVE VAI And JOE SATRIANI

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li joined guitar legend Steve Vai during the song "Reaping" at the Ibanez Jem 20th anniversary show on January 20 at the Key Club in Hollywood. The two guitarists traded solos along with Vai's band consisting of Tony MacAlpine (guitar/keyboards),Billy Sheehan (bass),Da...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...

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DORO: More North American Tour Dates Announced

German metal queen DORO has lined up the following North American dates in June: Jun. 06 - Hartford, CT - TBA Jun. 08 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft Jun. 09 - Bedford, NH - Mark's Rock Club Jun. 10 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Jun. 12 - Montreal, QUE - Fou Founes Elecriques ...

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TWISTED SISTER Bassist: 'There's Actually A Lot Of Good Will In The Band Right Now'

As an epilogue to his 2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed all five members of TWISTED SISTER. In the third of these five holiday-themed interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with TWISTED SISTER bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza about their current album "A Twiste...

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ZAO Announces Lineup Changes, Plans To Cut Down On Touring

ZAO's official MySpace page has been updated with a brand new interview conducted by the group's manager and longtime friend Downey. It follows here in its entirety: Q: What's going on with ZAO? Scott Mellinger (guitar): ZAO has definitely made a lot of big changes. The most immediate thing to menti...

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SILENCER Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

Colorado metallers SILENCER have issued the following update: "SILENCER is currently seeking a bassist, as Friday [Jan. 19] was Brandon's [West] final show with us. Interested candidates should contact silencermetal @ hotmail . com for directions on submitting demo CDs or mp3s along with a bio. We a...

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Hammersmith Palais Demolition Plans To Go Ahead

According to Gigwise.com, the campaign to save the London music venue Hammersmith Palais — which has hosted performances by many legendary acts, including MOTÖRHEAD and THE CLASH — has failed after the local council voted to push through plans to demolish it. The iconic venue will now make way for o...

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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Austrian extreme black/death metal outfit BELPHEGOR has been confirmed for the Brutal Assault Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague),Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADOR DORATH BELPHEGOR CATARACT...